COVID-19 Not A Compelling Reason To Release Insurance Fraud Defendant, Judge Says

Mealey's (May 15, 2020, 12:29 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on May 12 denied a request for bail filed by a man accused of setting fire to a building as part of an insurance fraud scheme, holding that the COVID-19 pandemic does not provide a compelling reason to release him, that he is a flight risk and that he poses a danger to the community (United States v. Imad Dawara, No. 19-414-1, E.D. Pa., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83126)....